Estates Gazette Property Podcasts

Aubrey Adams on Tritax Big Box, British Land and L&Q

Former head of property within RBS’s Restructuring Division, Aubrey Adams, has given his first interview since becoming a non-exec director at Tritax Big Box.

"Suddenly 20 years will have passed you by," EG Rising Star and world record holder Michelle Rothwell on why life is too short to get comfortable

She set up her own Manchester-based property company 20 months ago with no clients and no projects.

Now Michelle Rothwell's firm Watch This Space has 30,000 sq ft of space over nine sites with plans to develop the same again in the pipeline.

From commercial office space in old pubs to bringing the first new town house development scheme to the heart of Manchester, EG's 2017 Rising Star and former CBRE office agent explains why she branched out on her own at the age of 29, how she became the ninth person in history to complete one of the toughest races in the world and says she speaks to the most negative people she can find to get the best business advice.

Salford's head of development: Should councils' property investment powers be restricted?

Shelagh McNerney, head of development at Salford City Council, explains why the council is investing in property and shares her opinion on whether the Treasury should introduce any restrictions. 

Housing associations and PRS to make up for the removal of help to buy

Inland Homes chief executive Stephen Wicks and finance director Nish Malde explain what the housebuilder will do to replace help to buy as it is phased out. 

Sheffield Question Time: The secret to unlocking Sheffield's potential

Kevin McCabe, founder and chairman of Scarborough Group, on what Sheffield needs to improve to attract more investors and why overseas money is already piling into the region.

Sheffield Question Time: How will the North have a voice in Brexit?

John Mothersole, chief executive of Sheffield City Council, on setting up a direct line with the EU's chief negotiator, Michael Barnier, and what's piquing business interest in the city.

Mark Sherwood, consultant to House of Fraser, on how the department store model needs to evolve

The department store model needs to evolve in order to survive, and operators that fail to do so may die out.

One of the main challenges facing all department store operators in the current retail climate is how to manage surplus space, which many no longer need. They need to start thinking of different ways to use it in order to optimize the customer experience, including incorporating office, leisure, and storage.

Labour party conference: Key takeaways from Revo's Matt Ogg

Revo policy advisor Matt Ogg shares his observations and key takeaways from the Labour party conference in Brighton.

Wired editor Greg Williams on the digital trends shaping the world

Greg Williams, editor of Wired talks to EG ahead of his keynote speech at Mipim UK in October about how no one really knows what the future holds, why a distracted government needs to get a far better grip on tech legislation and why machines are unlikely to steal our jobs.

TECHTALK: Wired editor Greg Williams on robots, co-working and how no one really knows what the future holds

In this week’s episode of TechTalk Radio, hosted by Emily Wright and Samantha McClary, we talk to Greg Williams, editor or Wired about how no one really knows what the future holds, why a distracted government needs to get a far better grip on tech legislation and why machines are unlikely to steal our jobs.